After Mr. Sasaki's exam time was over, it was time for Japanese high school students to show off their youthful vitality. Obviously, this did not include Natsuki, who had already slipped out of the school gate and went to work in a coffee shop.
Xia Zhi glanced at the phone.
Oh, it actually took me twenty seconds to walk from the classroom to the door. It seems that I am already old.
Xia Zhi, who lamented that his sword was old, did not worry too much about this completely useless thing, and continued to move towards the coffee shop. After three o'clock in the afternoon, it was the time for the adults to be busy, and it was also the time for the students to expand themselves. Pedestrians
It's really pitiful.
Occasionally, a few people pass by. They are either a group of housewives who have nothing to do and hang out, or office workers who rush from one end to the other. Even a leisurely city like Chiba cannot relax when it should be busy.
.Everyone is a slave to money, no one can escape!
When Xia Zhi came to the coffee shop after a long journey, sure enough, Tachibana Aya had arrived. But she did not go in. As for the reason, Xia Zhi knew it very well, it was almost obvious. But Xia Zhi still said hello for the time being.
"What are you doing here?"
"Meow!"
Xiaoxi struggled to jump out of Tachibana Aya's arms and ran towards Xia Zhi's feet. Tachibana Aya looked at it with despair as it ate her and used her own, but as soon as someone came, she ran over with great joy.
White-eyed wolf, oh no, white-eyed cat, feels that life is full of injustice.
Xiao Xi ran around Xia Zhi's feet twice, but Xia Zhi didn't dare to walk too fast for fear of kicking him. He simply bent down and reached out to grab Xiao Xi. The latter obediently let Xia Zhi hold her, happily.
The ground shook its tail and meowed. Tachibana Aya was very unbalanced.
"Why! How am I inferior to him!"
Tachibana Aya cried to Xiaoxi, but the line was obviously not a good line.
"Watch your words. Also, why did you bring it with you?"
Xia Zhi carried Xiao Xi and walked to the side of Tachibana Aya. Then he stretched Xiao Xi in front of Tachibana Aya and motioned for Tachibana Aya to stretch out her hand. Then Xiao Xi and Xia Zhi put Xiao Xi back into Tachibana Aya's hand.
After struggling for a while in Tachibana Aya's hands, she screamed twice at Natsuki who abandoned her ruthlessly, and then she stopped struggling in despair.
"Did you see that? I am the only one who is sincerely good to you. Men are all big pigs. Don't always think about running to him."
"Can you stop talking about Chinese Terrier in Japanese? Where did the big pig's hooves come from?"
"Oh, man."
"Are you still addicted to playing?"
Xia Zhi looked at her with an unkind expression, and Tachibana thought for a while.
"I was wrong."
Xia Zhi pushed the door of the coffee shop and found that it was not unlocked.
"Why don't you go in? The store manager hasn't come yet?"
"I'll play with Xiaoxi for a while outside."
Xia Zhi didn't want to care about her, he had to do his own thing first. Taking out the key, Xia Zhi pushed the door open. The wind chimes rang as Xia Zhi pushed the door, and there was also a cat meow mixed in.
.Hmm, meowing.
Natsuki turned around and glanced at Aya Tachibana, who was standing behind him pretending that nothing happened.
"Remember what I said yesterday?"
"I know, I'll go in and have a glass of water and then take it somewhere else to play."
"What should I do if I lose a lot of hair?" Xia Zhi glared at her.
"It's okay, it's okay, Xiaoxi is about two months old, and she doesn't shed hair that easily."
"I hope so."
Natsuki walked in first, followed closely by Aya Tachibana. Before working, Natsuki had to go to the employee room to change clothes, while Aya Tachibana sat in the seat where she usually sat, facing Natsuki's fishing seat.
UP. Although she was holding the cat, she still had a sense of discretion and did not put the cat carelessly on the counter, otherwise Xia Zhi might even have the intention of killing her.
Xiaoxi also lay quietly on Tachibana Aya's lap, gently swaying her tail, and was stroked from head to tail by Tachibana Aya over and over again. Xia Zhi felt speechless after watching it for a while.
"If you keep doing this, you will get rid of all the hair that doesn't shed. Do you think it's just wool?"
"Oops, ouch, I accidentally couldn't stop."
Only then did Tachibana Aya stop her hand from wanting to touch Xiao Xi's body.
Natsuki poured a cup of warm water and placed it in front of Tachibana Aya.
"It's not open yet, so I'll let you play here for a while. When it opens later, you can take it out to play, or go to the staff room to play, because I don't know if any of the guests are allergic to cats, so there's nothing you can do about it.
.Also, if you dare to leave the cat hair here after I finish cleaning, I won’t even give you cold water next time.”
"Wow, you are so heartless. I am also a guest here, but I am a little bit special. I brought a cat with me."
"You're not a dragon slayer, so what kind of cat do you want?"
"emmmmmmm..."
Tachibana Aya was silent for a while, probably choosing her words.
"You still said you won't let me play Chinese memes, so you can just play Japanese memes?"
"...Cut the nonsense."
Xia Zhi retorted slightly weakly.
"Only state officials are allowed to set fires, ordinary people are not allowed to light lamps!"
Natsuki thought about how to calm down the increasingly excited Tachibana Aya.
Return to nothing? Although it is very simple, it is too miserable.
There was no better way to say it, so Xia Zhi thought it would be better to leave her alone. Besides, he still had things to do. Then, the store manager opened the door and walked in with a paper bag in his hand.
, I don’t know what’s inside.
"So you've already arrived."
Although it is a sentence of surprise, the store manager did not express any surprise at all. Are you used to it?
"Yes, compared to a certain fish shop manager, I did come earlier."
"What's wrong with fishing? I'm going to do business!"
The store manager snorted confidently, but Xia Zhi always felt that he had already guessed what he meant by business, and he almost guessed what the contents of the paper bag were. So this person was almost considered to be by Xia Zhi
I figured it out.
"Oh, I went to many places to buy super high-quality flour, wheat flour, carefully selected high-quality eggs..."
"Hey, wait a minute, are you really going to do something serious?"
Xia Zhi had a look of disbelief on his face. He originally thought that the store manager's business was nothing more than going to Miss Les Mills's concert, a new game launch event, or buying some new limited edition figure.
Ah, stuff like that, in short, it’s just some unreliable stuff with lots of tricks.
Unexpectedly! This store manager would actually do something serious one day! Although Xia Zhi still didn’t know what he meant by something serious, he still admitted that what he said was indeed something serious.
Is there anyone who has nothing to do to buy high-quality ingredients for fun? Aren't they afraid of being punished by God?
"Of course! I'm the kind of man who becomes very reliable at critical moments!"
The store manager boasted shamelessly.
"Co-author, you also know that you are usually unreliable, right?"
But Xia Zhi could always find the right place to attack his weak points, which made the store manager furious.
"Can't you say something nice?"
Sorry, I already finished my good words when I first came here. Xia Zhi thought to himself silently.
"So, why did you spend so much time buying these ingredients? Have you finally decided to change the coffee shop into a restaurant?"
"Bah! What are you talking about? I'm going to open this coffee shop until I die."
"Then why did you buy these ingredients? Even if you are making some food or snacks at night, I have never seen you choose the ingredients like this."
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. Next Wednesday is Xiaoyao's birthday."
Xia Zhi:???
"Xiaoyao's birthday is next Wednesday and you're just telling me now?"
Xia Zhi glared at the store manager, who looked confused.
"It's only Monday. There are still nine and ten days until next Wednesday. Isn't it very late?"
"I just came back from Tokyo yesterday. You told me that I even bought Xiaoyao's birthday gift yesterday!"
Do you still have to go to the mall again in the end? This is too vicious.
Although he may not necessarily go to Tokyo, Xia Zhi really doesn't like the feeling of shopping in a crowded shopping mall.
"You don't have to buy gifts or anything like that. Wouldn't it be nice to come over and celebrate your birthday together?"
"On your birthday, you would be happier if you received a gift, right?"
Although Xia Zhi would not be disappointed because he missed his birthday or did not get a gift on his birthday, he would indeed feel happy if he received a gift on his birthday. There is no contradiction between the two. But Xiaoyao and Xia Zhi
Knowing is different. Although the two of them will be happy to receive the gift, Xiaoyao may also be disappointed because he did not receive the gift.
Is this what human beings do to disappoint such a lovely child who has a good relationship with me?
"I don't know what your financial situation is? Don't worry about it."
"There will always be a way, and who says you have to buy gifts I can't afford?"
"that……"
While the two were arguing, Tachibana Aya raised her hand at the right time. The two looked at the girl sitting in front of the counter playing with cats and fish.
"Since Xia Zhi wants to give Xiaoyao a gift, and you don't want him to spend money, store manager, why don't you let Xia Zhi cook a dinner for Xiaoyao?"
The store manager's eyes lit up and he thought this seemed like a good idea. But Xia Zhi's face turned dark. He felt that the reason why Tachibana Aya came up with this idea must be more than half of her own appetite. As she said
Just like her, she does have a considerable interest in Chinese cuisine, and it's not just a desire to eat delicious food. Tachibana Aya's actions must contain several purposes that she thinks are meaningful.
For example... the novel is based on the novel. By the way, you can also have a delicious meal. If it were Xia Zhi, he would have to do the same.
"It's a good way to get the best of both worlds, right?"
Tachibana Aya looked at Natsuki proudly, but the latter had no expression on his face.
"Go out and play with the cat by yourself."
"Hey...how can you chase people away? Isn't this a good idea?"
Tachibana Aya looked at the store manager, and the store manager felt that it was really comfortable for him to have a rest that night, and the food cooked by Natsuki was not bad...
Um.
"It was decided happily."
Xia Zhi looked at the serious-looking store manager and Tachibana Aya who smiled like a fox who stole a chicken, and felt that he was still too kind.